Case (Inrō) with Design of Chrysanthemum and Bee (obverse); Praying Mantis (reverse)

Medium

Lacquer, roiro, gold and colored hiramakie, raden, ceramic inlay; Interior: roiro and fundame, chinkinbori

Dimensions

2 5/8 x 2 1/2 x 13/16 in. (6.6 x 6.4 x 2.1 cm)

Classification

Inrō

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1913

Accession Number

13.67.45

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